20th April 2005, 03:56 PM
Troll. Some stats, as you seem so fond of them. IFA membership (I 'phoned up and asked) - Corporate grades: PIFA 332 (20%), AIFA 476 (29%), MIFA (51%). Clearly diggers (PIFA?) are under-represented here, but if more joined or if they could (perish the thought) team up with the AIFAs (fraternising with the enemy, perhaps?), maybe some changes could be made as they would then make up a signif. minority!!
The under-representation is also more correctly over-representation as a result of the fact that once someone has joined the IFA they tend to progress upwards in grade and don't leave. It should also be born in mind that many of the MIFAs don't correspond to your golfing management stereotype and have this grade through a combination of longevity and demonstrable responsibility and may even be freelance specialists. With the growing number of RAOs a lot of 'old lags' find themselves joining at MIFA level just to fulfill their organisations entry requirements. It's very easy to sit on the sidelines and snipe at the IFA, but criticising an organisation for faithfully representing its membership strikes me as a bit odd.
Personally speaking I'm quite happy earning what I earn (Level 5 on BAJR scale), knowing what my bosses earn (Level 6) and dreaming about earning the national average one day.... Mind you if I'd been on Tony Blair's whack, I'd probably miss it too. Hope you had the good sense to save.[8D]
The under-representation is also more correctly over-representation as a result of the fact that once someone has joined the IFA they tend to progress upwards in grade and don't leave. It should also be born in mind that many of the MIFAs don't correspond to your golfing management stereotype and have this grade through a combination of longevity and demonstrable responsibility and may even be freelance specialists. With the growing number of RAOs a lot of 'old lags' find themselves joining at MIFA level just to fulfill their organisations entry requirements. It's very easy to sit on the sidelines and snipe at the IFA, but criticising an organisation for faithfully representing its membership strikes me as a bit odd.
Personally speaking I'm quite happy earning what I earn (Level 5 on BAJR scale), knowing what my bosses earn (Level 6) and dreaming about earning the national average one day.... Mind you if I'd been on Tony Blair's whack, I'd probably miss it too. Hope you had the good sense to save.[8D]